One of Australia’s most recognisable and versatile entertainers. Best known for his sharp humour and engaging storytelling, he rose to fame as one half of iconic duo Merrick and Rosso, before forging a successful solo career across television, stand-up comedy and live events. Merrick is also the founder of comedy and wine festival Grapes of Mirth. Equally at home on stage as an MC, comedian or auctioneer, he brings energy, intelligence and laughs to every event.
From studying the stars as an astrobiologist to surviving a life-altering heart attack, Adam’s path to recycling was anything but linear. A chance meeting with a sea turtle in the Pacific changed everything, shifting his focus from the cosmos to the crisis of plastic in our oceans. Fast forward 5 years and he now runs a micro-recycling factory in Ballarat that has diverted over 4.7 million plastic lids from landfill. Adam’s education sessions, known as Catalyst for Change, have reached over 8,600 students, proving that with a bit of grit and a lot of hard work, that waste is only waste if we waste it.